Snuggles--
Sooo-oo much of what you've described is just part of being 2, and she will outgrow all on her own. The "no" to everything--even positive things!--is a classic example. Ditto for the indecision (she probably is frustrated because *she doesn't know what she wants), and the withholding of kisses from dad. She will outgrow it--you just need to some strategies to survive the frustration of *right now*!
When my dd would do the kiss-thing, I would say "Oh, you don't want Daddy's kiss? I'll take it!!!" And then she would rush in to get between daddy and me so that I wouldn't get her kiss.
As for the indecision, you could try comforting her and helping her understand her frustration ("It is hard to decide what to eat sometimes."). Could she be over-hungry when this occurs? Maybe she needs a snack a bit earlier?
My dd did not have a really big "No" stage (which makes my dd odd, cause this one is classic). I think she was too busy tantruming at that age to just say "no"
. So no ideas there. But, rest assured, these behaviors are normal, normal, normal (and frustrating, frustrating, frustrating). Hope that you get lots more ideas!
Sooo-oo much of what you've described is just part of being 2, and she will outgrow all on her own. The "no" to everything--even positive things!--is a classic example. Ditto for the indecision (she probably is frustrated because *she doesn't know what she wants), and the withholding of kisses from dad. She will outgrow it--you just need to some strategies to survive the frustration of *right now*!
When my dd would do the kiss-thing, I would say "Oh, you don't want Daddy's kiss? I'll take it!!!" And then she would rush in to get between daddy and me so that I wouldn't get her kiss.

As for the indecision, you could try comforting her and helping her understand her frustration ("It is hard to decide what to eat sometimes."). Could she be over-hungry when this occurs? Maybe she needs a snack a bit earlier?
My dd did not have a really big "No" stage (which makes my dd odd, cause this one is classic). I think she was too busy tantruming at that age to just say "no"
